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    uxoricide

    uxoricide - Dictionary definition and meaning for word uxoricide

    Definition
    (noun) a husband who murders his wife Definition
    (noun) the murder of a wife by her husband
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for uxoricide

uxoricide can be seen as addition of two words "uxor" +"cide" ,uxor is a latin word which means "wife" ,and "cide" has come from french word "cida" which means "killer" .so,uxoricide means "wife killer".

there is similarity between "uxoricide" and "genocide". both are related to kilings.

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